News for 'drug regulations'

154 of 376 new COVID-19 cases due to Nizamuddin meet

154 of 376 new COVID-19 cases due to Nizamuddin meet

Rediff.com1 Apr 2020

Joint Secretary in the health ministry Lav Agarwal said 154 new positive cases of the disease have been reported due to the transit-related history of those who attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation. These include 23 new cases from Jammu and Kashmir, 20 from Telengana, 18 from Delhi, 65 from Tamil Nadu, 17 from Andhra Pradesh, nine from Andaman and Nicobar Islands and two from Puducherry.

Sensex falls 374 points to end near 1-month low; banks weigh

Sensex falls 374 points to end near 1-month low; banks weigh

Rediff.com26 Sep 2016

The Sensex has hit its lowest level since August 29, 2016 whereas the Nifty hit its lowest level since Sep 12, 2016

Govt mulls stringent norms for human trials

Govt mulls stringent norms for human trials

Rediff.com12 Sep 2008

The regulator, which is planning to allow first phase of human clinical trials soon, will make registration of clinical research organisations and ongoing clinical trials mandatory.

SC refuses to entertain plea of Sushant's sister seeking to quash FIR

SC refuses to entertain plea of Sushant's sister seeking to quash FIR

Rediff.com26 Mar 2021

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain the appeal of Sushant Singh Rajput's sister challenging the Bombay high court order which refused to quash a first information report lodged against her on the complaint of actress Rhea Chakraborty, the late actor's girlfriend.

Dr Reddy's under scanner for packaging violations

Dr Reddy's under scanner for packaging violations

Rediff.com20 Aug 2014

In addition, the CPSC asserted that the company violated the CPSA by failing to immediately advise the CPSC of the alleged violations.

Maharashtra FDA raps Subhiksha

Maharashtra FDA raps Subhiksha

Rediff.com14 Aug 2008

The regulator has also cancelled the licences of three packagers providing services to Subhiksha for violating the packaging rules. The warehouses are based in Bhiwandi, which is on the outskirts of Mumbai.

HC grants Pfizer temporary relief on cough syrup ban

HC grants Pfizer temporary relief on cough syrup ban

Rediff.com15 Mar 2016

The next hearing on Pfizer's plea is slated for March 21

Smith true winner of 'dirtiest race' in history

Smith true winner of 'dirtiest race' in history

Rediff.com24 Sep 2013

If anti-doping regulations had been strictly enforced, Calvin Smith, a gifted American sprinter with a distinctive upright style, would have left the 1988 Seoul Games as the Olympic 100 metres champion and world-record holder.

PCB suspends Asif

PCB suspends Asif

Rediff.com15 Jul 2008

Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday suspended beleaguered pacer Mohammad Asif for flunking the dope test during the Indian Premier League and promised to extend all help to IPL Drugs Tribunal in its enquiry into the matter.

REVEALED: Why COVID-19 affects men more than women

REVEALED: Why COVID-19 affects men more than women

Rediff.com11 May 2020

Evidence from a large study of several thousand patients shows that men have higher concentrations of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 in their blood than women. Since ACE2 enables coronavirus to infect healthy cells, this may help to explain why men are more vulnerable to COVID-19 than women.

Antibiotics to be sold only against prescription

Antibiotics to be sold only against prescription

Rediff.com11 Feb 2013

Health & family welfare ministry's proposal seeks to restrict sale of antibiotics to check self-medication.

Safety concerns over Maggi noodles back to haunt Nestle

Safety concerns over Maggi noodles back to haunt Nestle

Rediff.com30 Nov 2017

This time food regulators found excess presence of ash content in Maggi

SBI, 25 other major Indian banks figure in suspicious transactions list

SBI, 25 other major Indian banks figure in suspicious transactions list

Rediff.com22 Sep 2020

Banks say they themselves red-flagged the transactions to RBI. It must be noted that these transactions are not outright evidence of fraud or proof of nefarious activities.

USFDA raises concerns about Ranbaxy's Toansa plant

USFDA raises concerns about Ranbaxy's Toansa plant

Rediff.com13 Jan 2014

All of Ranbaxy's India-based factories are currently banned by the FDA from exporting medicines to the United States, the company's largest market, after the regulator's inspection found violation of its so-called good manufacturing practices.

HCL inks pact with Glenmark

HCL inks pact with Glenmark

Rediff.com29 Mar 2006

Leading IT solution provider HCL Technologies Ltd has signed an agreement with Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd for implementing its comprehensive drug labeling framework

'Ham-handed' action against Snapdeal to hurt business: Pilot

'Ham-handed' action against Snapdeal to hurt business: Pilot

Rediff.com3 May 2015

He said action was akin to holding highway builders responsible for lane violations

Regulatory pain for GSK's Crocin Advance

Regulatory pain for GSK's Crocin Advance

Rediff.com28 Mar 2014

The NPPA letter was issued to GSK on Wednesday.

Cipla gets relief in patent battle with Pfizer

Cipla gets relief in patent battle with Pfizer

Rediff.com12 Feb 2013

The patent office said Pfizer's claimed patent for Sutent, a cancer drug, did not involve any inventive step.

Pharma majors named in clinical trial death list

Pharma majors named in clinical trial death list

Rediff.com24 Jul 2012

Companies say they follow global standards in India as well

Another Russian athlete tests positive

Another Russian athlete tests positive

Rediff.com17 Mar 2016

Russia's Yulia Efimova faces a life ban after the breaststroke specialist tested positive for meldonium, with her temporary suspension confirmed by the All-Russian Swimming Federation (ARSF) on Thursday.

More trouble for Ranbaxy; Mohali unit may also have come under USFDA lens

More trouble for Ranbaxy; Mohali unit may also have come under USFDA lens

Rediff.com24 Jun 2013

FDA inspectors visited the Mohali plant in the process of giving approval to Ranbaxy's application for Valsartan.

11 Tips To Keep Your Heart Healthy

11 Tips To Keep Your Heart Healthy

Rediff.com8 Sep 2021

'We have no time for meals. We don't sleep on time or have family or community interactions.' 'All this stress has made us pressure cookers without valves.' 'No wonder then we are bursting out with heart attacks,' points out Dr Udgeath Dhir, director, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram.

Dr Reddy's launches generic Parkinson's disease tablets in US

Dr Reddy's launches generic Parkinson's disease tablets in US

Rediff.com7 Jun 2012

The tablets are bio equivalent generic version of GlaxoSmithKline's Requip XL tablets

Pfizer says its Covid vaccine is 95% effective in final trials

Pfizer says its Covid vaccine is 95% effective in final trials

Rediff.com18 Nov 2020

Pfizer and BioNTech said they have concluded phase 3 study of their mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate BNT162b2, meeting all primary efficacy endpoints.

Ranbaxy sets aside Rs 257.4 cr for impact of USFDA ban

Ranbaxy sets aside Rs 257.4 cr for impact of USFDA ban

Rediff.com5 Feb 2014

Pharma major Ranbaxy Laboratories has set aside Rs 257.4 crore (Rs 2.57 billion) towards the financial impact of a US ban on import of products made at its plant at Toansa.

Parliament Nuggets: 175 mobile phones are stolen per day in Delhi

Parliament Nuggets: 175 mobile phones are stolen per day in Delhi

Rediff.com14 Mar 2017

Here is some interesting information released by the government in response to questions posed by MPs in Parliament on Tuesday.

Ranbaxy's high on Lipitor to go on in US

Ranbaxy's high on Lipitor to go on in US

Rediff.com12 Jun 2012

The upside for Ranbaxy Laboratories is likely to continue even as it loses its 180 days of marketing exclusivity for the Lipitor generic in the American market.

Bollywood producers plea: HC extends interim order

Bollywood producers plea: HC extends interim order

Rediff.com14 Dec 2020

Justice Rajiv Shakdher, who was hearing a plea by Bollywood producers seeking to restrain them from making irresponsible remarks, listed the matter before the Joint registrar for January 18 for completion of pleadings and admission/denial of documents.

Is Sonali Bendre's cancer curable?

Is Sonali Bendre's cancer curable?

Rediff.com25 Jul 2018

Making healthy alterations to your diet will help starve cancer cells, suggests oncologist Dr Rakesh Bhade.

Sun Pharma open to large acquisitions post Ranbaxy

Sun Pharma open to large acquisitions post Ranbaxy

Rediff.com25 Mar 2015

Sun Pharma open to large acquisitions post Ranbaxy.

IT exports slowdown clouds growth outlook

IT exports slowdown clouds growth outlook

Rediff.com23 Oct 2015

Lower IT exports will raise India's dependence on capital flows to fund imports.

Ranbaxy Q4 net loss at Rs 73.6 crore

Ranbaxy Q4 net loss at Rs 73.6 crore

Rediff.com9 May 2014

It had posted net profit of Rs 125.75 crore (Rs 1.25 billion) during the January-March quarter of the previous fiscal, 2012-13.

Want to use Retinoids for your skin problems? Read this

Want to use Retinoids for your skin problems? Read this

Rediff.com2 Jul 2018

Retinoids can cure skin issues, but they can harm too, says Dr Syed Nazim Hussain.

Ranbaxy buy in line with Sun's strategy

Ranbaxy buy in line with Sun's strategy

Rediff.com17 Apr 2014

The company buys distressed assets across the globe and turns them around to not only add to its books but also its product pipeline and regions.

In the works: Priority list of who will get Covid vaccine first

In the works: Priority list of who will get Covid vaccine first

Rediff.com4 Sep 2020

The Centre has also contacted five domestic and three multinational vaccine makers to understand how soon a candidate vaccine against Covid-19 will be ready.

HC quashes ban on Maggi noodles, orders fresh tests

HC quashes ban on Maggi noodles, orders fresh tests

Rediff.com13 Aug 2015

The labs have been asked to submit their report within six weeks.

ICMR to conduct nationwide sero surveys on Covid spread

ICMR to conduct nationwide sero surveys on Covid spread

Rediff.com12 Jun 2021

The Indian Council of Medical Research will start national-level sero surveys to assess the spread of Covid-19 and all states/Union territories should also be encouraged to conduct them so that information from all geographies can be collected, the Union health ministry said on Friday.

Delhi HC sets aside government decision to cap condom prices

Delhi HC sets aside government decision to cap condom prices

Rediff.com11 Jul 2015

In a relief to pharma majors, the Delhi high court today held as "illegal and unsustainable" the Centre's decision to put a ceiling on the price of condoms, including the luxury variety.

Always hungry? Blame your brain

Always hungry? Blame your brain

Rediff.com6 Jun 2018

The brain's hunger centre has a way of communicating signals that cause you to overeat.

How Ariel Winter hit back at trolls who body shamed her

How Ariel Winter hit back at trolls who body shamed her

Rediff.com5 Jan 2019

Seems like she has had enough of bizarre allegations.